Sheridan v. Kennedy

Petitioners, all eligibles on their respective promotion lists for the position of Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain, seek to restrain respondent Police Commissioner from continuing to assign police personnel to perform duties alleged by petitioners to constitute out-of-title work. Of over 250 men thus assigned, only a small percentage are eligible for promotion to the position, the duties of which they are allegedly now performing. Petitioners urge that a continuation of such procedure will serve to eliminate regular promotions and cause *766promotions to be otherwise delayed or completely…